Western Sydney Changing Diabetes Partnership
The Board of Directors at Workers Lifestyle Group have committed $500,000 over five years to implement the “Western Sydney Changing Diabetes” program. This highlights the Group’s commitment to encouraging a healthy lifestyle for the sake of the wellbeing of the entire community.
Workers Lifestyle Group are partnering with Western Sydney Diabetes, part of the Western Sydney Local Health District, to deliver the program to the Blacktown community.
The objectives of the Western Sydney Changing Diabetes program are:
- Create a whole of community approach
- Increasing awareness of diabetes and the risk of diabetes
- Creating awareness on the opportunities for early detection
- Creating awareness for prevention through lifestyle changes
- Reduce type 2 diabetes in the community of Blacktown where it is currently prevalent.
Workers’ members are set to benefit the most as the program is rolled out within our clubs. Many of you would already have seen the SiSu Health Stations located at Workers Blacktown and Workers Sports. These stations are designed to give you a free health check in under 4 minutes.
The innovation Sisu Health Station will help you understand your health status in under four minutes. You can measure, track and improve your health with tests for diabetes risk, heart age, body composition and more. Simply take the Free Health Check at a Sisu Health Station, make some healthy changes, then take another Free Health Check to check your progress.
Other key activities and events include:
- More healthy interactive displays via our regular stalls in the Grand Walkway at Workers Blacktown
- Healthy cooking demonstrations that will help members learn fun and simple ways to eat better
- Line dancing classes
- Diabetes Detection Program which gives members a comprehensive test for diabetes along with information about diabetes and lifestyle choices that affect the likelihood of developing it.
The 2kg Challenge
The basis behind the 2kg Challenge is small and sustained weight loss to reduce the risk of developing diabetes. By losing just 2kg 30% of people will not go on to develop the condition. After initially launching the online program in 2024 to our members and receiving your feedback, the Challenge, has been refined and added to, and is now being promoted to the wider community.
It is a free 8-week program starting the 15th of June, where the participant receives specific personalised information, material and support throughout their journey.
When you join the 2kg Challenge, you get:
- Free healthy recipes
- A healthy living coaching program
- Free and low-cost activities, both indoors and outdoors
- Tips and tricks to stay motivated
- Access to a calendar which provides daily updates and access to healthy activities with dates/times and information on free or inexpensive local fitness classes, groups and resources.
Stay tuned for many more healthy lifestyle activities and events to come.